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Murder on the Cape: Directed by Arthur Egeli. With Jade Harlow, Josh Walther, Heather Egeli, Tim Misuradze. Based on the Christa Worthington case. An out of work fisherman has an affair with a fashion writer wintering on the Cape.
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- Crime, Drama, Mystery
- Arthur Egeli
- 2017-08-31
- A Murder on The Cape
- No Shortage of Suspects
- A Stunning Break
- Christopher Mccowen on Trial
- The Verdict
- Epilogue
In the wintertime, Cape Cod can feel like the end of the world and it's the only world 56-year-old fishing warden Tony Jackett ever really has known. "It's a real challenge being out on the water, you know...mentally and physically...really. A real independent way of life," he said. "I feel fortunate and blessed that I was born and raised here." An...
Christa's savage murder in January of 2002 left 2-year-old Ava without a mother, and it left the townspeople of Truro edgy, nervous and silently wondering if the killer might be one of them. "Who else would come down to the end of the world in January and do this?" Williams wondered. "You think, 'It's gotta be someone who is here, 'cause no one com...
In the three years police were searching for Christa Worthington's killer, an uneasy peace settled over Cape Cod, as the investigation dragged on. Only the random DNA round-up got much public attention. "It's just needle in a haystack kind of stuff. It did seem to smack of some desperation," Williams remarked. Meanwhile, whole books were being writ...
Prosecutors go into Christopher McCowen's trial confident the jury will accept their simple theory of Christa Worthington's murder. "That he went to this location for the purpose of having sex with this person, that was denied to him, and in a rage, he raped and killed her," explained District Attorney Michael O'Keefe. The case against Christa's al...
While the jury in the Christa Worthington murder trial deliberated, the case was still being tried in the court of public opinion. And everyone in town's had an opinion. "I think the preponderance of the evidence indicates that he's guilty," one person said. "He deserves every bit of reasonable doubt if it's there," another said. Days went by and t...
Since 2006, "48 Hours" has covered the aftermath of Christa Worthington's murder and Christopher McCowen's trial. Soon after his convicton, the verdict was called into question when several jurors made allegations of racial bias during their deliberations. That prompted the trial judge to take the unusual step of calling all 12 jurors back to court...
- Contributor, "CBS News Sunday Morning
- Susan Spencer
- 44 min
On April 15, 2005, a local garbage collector, Christopher McCowen, was arrested and charged with her rape and murder. On November 16, 2006, he was found guilty in Barnstable Superior Court of first-degree murder, rape and burglary, and sentenced to life without parole.
Murder on the Cape. 2017 1h 35m Crime Drama. List. Reviews. 3% Audience Score Fewer than 50 Ratings. A fisherman has an affair with a fashion writer, who later has his child. When she...
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- Arthur Egeli
- Crime, Drama
- Jade Harlow
Nov 24, 2017 · McCowen, who worked as a garbage man on the Cape and had Worthington’s home on his trash route, didn’t testify at his 2006 trial, but was convicted of first-degree murder, aggravated rape and aggravated burglary in connection with Worthington’s death.
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- ABC News
An out of work fisherman has an affair with a fashion writer wintering on the Cape. She returns two years later with his child, and when she is murdered, the fisherman is the prime suspect. A fashion writer falls in love with a married fisherman in Provincetown, Massachusetts.
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It was a crime that rocked an idyllic seaside town on Cape Cod. The 2002 murder of Christa Worthington, found stabbed to death with her 2-and-a-half-year-old daughter, unharmed at her side.
